Tarek Lahdhiri

Workshop Overview
This workshop is intended for engineers, technical leads, project leaders, and functional
managers who want to practice the fundamentals of project management or use SAFe@  as an
operating system for business agility. These processes help them and their groups accomplish
their endeavors, whether at work, at home, or in the community.  Participants will learn basic
project management and SAFe@ techniques and most importantly, how to apply them in real
life without excessive paperwork or overhead!

Biography:

Dr. Lahdhiri received his MS-EE in Communication Systems in 1990 and PhD in Control
Systems in 1995. He is currently working for General Motors LLC in Detroit, where he is
holding the position of Strategy Leader for Real-Time Control Systems Simulations and
Automation within the Global Validation Department.
Dr. Lahdhiri is a Senior IEEE Member, licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of
Michigan, licensed Project Management Professional (PMP), Black Belt DFSS certified by
General Motors LLC, and holder of the Electrical Validation Journeyman and Vehicle
Validation Apprentice Certifications issued by General Motors, Detroit, USA.
Dr. Lahdhiri has been involved with several universities, where he held the positions of
Research Associate, Adjunct Professor, and Lecturer at the University of Windsor, Ontario,
Canada, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan, and University of Michigan,
Dearborn, Michigan. He taught several classes in many Electrical Engineering disciplines and
was involved in many research projects.

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(S’92-S’96-M’99-SM’03)

Dr. Lahdhiri has been involved and active IEEE member for more than 30 years. He started as
a student member in the Central Tennessee Section. Then he moved to Region 4, where he
started being active and held the positions of PACE Chair, Southeastern Michigan Section
(SEM) and IEEE Student Counselor, University of Windsor (IEEE-SEM Section), and member
of the IEEE-USA 1998 GOLD Committee. These assignments gave him a better and broader
idea about IEEE activities and he moved to the Region and USA levels. He held the positions
of Region 4 Membership Development Chair, member of the IEEE RAB Industry Relations
Committee (IRC), IEEE-MGA Nominations and Appointments Committee (N&A), IEEE-USA
Employment & Carrier Services Committee (ECS), co-chair of IEEE-USA Career workforce
Policy Committee (CWPC), and Vice President of IEEE-USA Career and Member
Services/Professional Activities (2018-2019). He is currently the Region 4 PACE Chair and
the Region 4 Conference Coordinator.
Dr. Lahdhiri has an advocate in promoting raising the awareness and the need of soft skills for
engineers through IEEE-USA PACE, ECS, and CWPC committees. He contributed in the
development and deployment of several IEEE-USA packages in following topics: Project
Management (PM) for Engineers, Design For Six Sigma (DFSS), Leadership Skills, Resume
Development, Job Interview, Career Development, Job Transition. He provided more than 100
free Professional Seminars, Workshops, and webinars across all six regions in the United
TAREK LAHDHIRI, PhD, PE, PMP, BB-DFSS, SM-IEEE
(Nominated by IEEE Region 4)
Global Strategy Leader
Control Systems Simulation and Automation
Global Validation Department
General Motors Company
Warren, Michigan, USA
Phone: 248-918-1570
Email: lahdhiri@ieee.org
Website: http://TarekLahdhiriForRegion4.com

Dr. Lahdhiri has been promoting many IEEE events through the PACE program: IEEE-USA
Annual Meetings, Future Leader Forums, IEEE WIE, K-12 STEM, Government Relations,
students SPACs, and Career events. Dr. Lahdhiri received several awards: 2012 IEEE-Region 4 Jack Sherman Award, 2007 IEEE-
USA Citation of Honor award, 2004 IEEE-USA Leadership Achievement Award, 2003 IEEE
Southeast Michigan Best Involvement Award, and 2001 IEEE-USA Professional Achievement
Award.

Statement

I have dedicated my time and effort to enhance IEEE member services.
My activities are member driven and I believe that the only way to growth for our Region 4 is
to:
 Engage our members and interact with them at the Section/chapter level.
 Increase the effectiveness of the current product and services and develop new ones
that fit our member needs.
 Timely reaction to the challenges in today’s dynamic workplace.
 Build stronger relations with industries.
 Leverage my IEEE, industry, and academic experience to bridge the gap between
academia and industry.
 Promote YP, WIE and Student Activities.
 Increase collaboration between the different Committees.
 Establish University and Corporate Liaison positions at the region level.
 Devote more resources to assist with the continued rejuvenation of all sections within
the Region.
 Implement new initiatives to decrease the declining number of members within the
Region.
 Collaboration with other Regions.
 Balanced Budget while getting the best service to our members.
I would like to be given the opportunity to leverage my IEEE, professional, and educational
experience in better serving our members.